"tenth in 1913 and sixth in 1914, and ""The Head of the House of Coombe ""was fourth in 1922. Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-born American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (published in 1885–1886), ""A Little Princess"" (1905), and ""The Secret Garden"" (1911). Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 emigrated to the United States, settling in Jefferson City, Tennessee. There, Frances"
"death in 1924, Anne H. Lundin noted that the author's obituary notices all remarked on ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" and passed over ""The Secret Garden"" in silence. With the rise of scholarly work in children's literature over the past quarter-century, ""The Secret Garden"" has risen steadily in prominence. It is often noted as one of the best children's books of the twentieth century. In 2003 it ranked number 51 in The Big Read, a survey of the British public by the BBC to identify the ""Nation's Best-loved Novel"" (not children's novel). Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education"
"Association named it one of ""Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children"". In 2012 it was ranked number 15 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by ""School Library Journal"", a monthly with primarily U.S. audience. (""A Little Princess"" was ranked number 56 and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" did not make the Top 100.) Jeffrey Masson considers ""The Secret Garden"" ""one of the greatest books ever written for children"". In an oblique compliment, Barbara Sleigh has her title character reading ""The Secret Garden"" on the train at the beginning of her children's novel ""Jessamy"". The first filmed version was made in"
"Reginald Bathurst Birch Reginald Bathurst Birch (May 2, 1856 – June 17, 1943) was an English-American artist and illustrator. He was best known for his depiction of the titular hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1886 novel ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"", which started a craze in juvenile fashion. While his illustrated corpus has eclipsed his other work, he was also an accomplished painter of portraits and landscapes. Birch was born May 2, 1856 in London, England, the son of British army officer William Alexander Birch and Isabella (Hoggins) Birch. During his childhood he lived for a time with his paternal grandfather on"
"Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are ""Treasure Island"", ""Kidnapped"", ""Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"", and ""A Child's Garden of Verses"". He was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J."
"downloadable form from his website; ""Sharing the Quest--Secrets of Self Understanding"" (Element Books/Inner Garden Publications, ); ""Words on the Way--A Guide to Understanding Esoteric Sanskrit""(Inner Garden Publications) and ""Ifflepinn Island"" (Evertype, Ireland; ) a faerytale fantasy likened to ""Moomintroll"" meets ""The Hobbit"". And his most recent work ""You Are the Light: Secrets of the Sages Made Simple"" clarifies many spiritual conundrums that puzzle seekers. Gandalf's Garden Gandalf's Garden was a mystical community which flourished at the end of the 1960s as part of the London hippie-underground movement, and ran a shop and a magazine of the same name. It emphasised"
"ludis et hortis virginibus puerisque"". Part I – A Child's Garden of Verses The Child Alone Garden Days Envoys A Child's Garden of Verses A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poetry for children about childhood, illness, play and solitude by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems including the cherished classics ""Foreign Children,"" ""The Lamplighter,"" ""The Land of Counterpane,"" ""Bed in Summer,"" ""My Shadow"" and ""The Swing."" The classical scholar Terrot Reaveley"
"The Secret Garden (TV series) The Secret Garden is a British television adaptation of the novel of the same name. Adapted, produced and directed by Dorothea Brooking, it was first broadcast on BBC 1 in seven 30-minute episodes in 1975. The series begins with Mary Lennox (played by Sarah Hollis Andrews,) being abandoned by residents of a house due to fears of Cholera, and found by some soldiers. She is sent to Misselthwaite Manor where her uncle lives. She befriends his maids and meets a boy named Dickon. One night she hears crying and leaves her room to investigate -"
"Tintner include ""The Secret Garden"" (1911), by Frances Hodgson Burnett; ""Poor Girl"" (1951), by Elizabeth Taylor; ""The Peacock Spring"" (1975), by Rumer Godden; ""Ghost Story"" (1975) by Peter Straub; ""The Accursed Inhabitants of House Bly"" (1994) by Joyce Carol Oates; and ""Miles and Flora"" (1997)—a sequel—by Hilary Bailey. Further literary adaptations identified by other authors include ""Affinity"" (1999), by Sarah Waters; ""A Jealous Ghost"" (2005), by A. N. Wilson; and ""Florence & Giles"" (2010), by John Harding. Young adult novels inspired by ""The Turn of the Screw"" include ""The Turning"" (2012) by Francine Prose and ""Tighter"" (2011) by Adele Griffin."
"'heroes' in several well-known children's books, e.g., ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"", ""Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"" (both also portrayed by Pickford on film) and ""The Secret Garden"" from the era known as the Golden Age of Children's Books (approximately the American Civil War to World War I). With reference to the ""Theory of the Three Lives of the Child Hero"", he posits that, in ""Pollyanna"", clear oedipal tensions exist, albeit in disguised or projected forms, in the relationships between the child, her Aunt and the principal male adult characters, which are only resolved by the Aunt marrying Dr. Chilton at the end"
"Alice Sargent Johnson Alice Sargent Johnson (1882, Staten Island, New York City - 1951, Clifton, Staten Island) was a commercial artist and illustrator. She graduated from the Art Students League in 1900. Alice was the daughter of Mary Doubleday (niece of Abner Doubleday) and Edward Sargent. Additionally, she created watercolor illustrations for magazines and books. She illustrated for ""Harper's Bazaar"", ""St. Nicholas Magazine"".""The best-known children's authors and illustrators contributed to St. Nicholas,"", according to a 2002 review on children's literature[2]. Many children's classics were first serialized in ""St. Nicholas Magazine"". Its first runaway hit was with ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"". Louisa"
"blonde, who at first appears erotically remote, later emerges as down-to-earth and approachable (see ""Family Plot""). The Pleasure Garden (film) The Pleasure Garden is a 1925 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his directorial debut. Based on a novel by Oliver Sandys, the film is about two chorus girls at the Pleasure Garden Theatre in London and their troubled relationships. Jill, a young dancer, arrives in London with a letter of introduction to Mr. Hamilton, proprietor of the Pleasure Garden Theatre. The letter and all her money are stolen from her handbag as she waits to see him."
"books; among them were Arthur Rackham, Cicely Mary Barker, W. Heath Robinson, Henry J. Ford, John Leech, and George Cruikshank. The Kailyard school of Scottish writers, notably J. M. Barrie, creator of ""Peter Pan"" (1904), presented an idealised version of society and brought fantasy and folklore back into fashion. In 1908, Kenneth Grahame wrote the children's classic ""The Wind in the Willows"" and the Scouts founder Robert Baden-Powell's first book ""Scouting for Boys"" was published. Inspiration for Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel ""The Secret Garden"" (1910) was the Great Maytham Hall Garden in Kent. In 1920 Hugh Lofting created the character"
"A Child's Garden of Verses A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poetry for children about childhood, illness, play and solitude by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems including the cherished classics ""Foreign Children,"" ""The Lamplighter,"" ""The Land of Counterpane,"" ""Bed in Summer,"" ""My Shadow"" and ""The Swing."" The classical scholar Terrot Reaveley Glover published a translation of the poems into Latin in 1922 under the title ""Carmina non prius audita de"
"Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 film) Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1980 British family film directed by Jack Gold and starring Alec Guinness, Rick Schroder and Eric Porter. It is based on the children's novel of the same name. Young Cedric 'Ceddie' Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1870s Brooklyn after the death of his father. He was the favorite son of Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, because the other two were wastrels and weaklings. But the Earl has long ago disowned his son for marrying outside the aristocracy. Cedric's two best friends were Mr. Hobbs"
"of a family. Another theme is when a thing is neglected it withers and dies, but when it is worked on and cared for it thrives, as Mary and Colin do. The book's working title was ""Mistress Mary"", in reference to the English nursery rhyme ""Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"". Parts of it were written during Burnett's visits to Buile Hill Park, ""The Secret Garden"" was first serialised, starting in autumn 1910, in ""The American Magazine"", a publication aimed at adults. The entire book was first published in summer 1911 by Frederick A. Stokes in New York, and published that year"
"December 2003 the Country Houses Association announced that it was closing down its residential business and selling the eight Grade I and II listed buildings it owned. The walled garden of Great Maytham Hall provided the inspiration for one of the most famous of all books for children, ""The Secret Garden"". Its author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, lived at Great Maytham Hall from 1898 to 1907, where she found the old walled garden dating from 1721 sadly overgrown and neglected. Aided by a robin, Burnett discovered the door hidden amongst the ivy, and began the restoration of the garden, which she"
"1870, her mother died, and in 1872 she married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (""That Lass o' Lowrie's""), was published to good reviews. ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"""
"The Little Bookroom The Little Bookroom is a collection of twenty-seven stories for children by Eleanor Farjeon, published by Oxford University Press in 1955 with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. They were selected by the author from stories published earlier in her career. Most were in the fairy tale style. Next year Farjeon won the inaugural Hans Christian Andersen International Medal, recognising her career contribution to children's literature as a writer. She also won the annual Carnegie Medal, recognising ""The Little Bookroom"" as the year's best children's book by a British subject. Oxford published a U.S. edition in 1956 with a"
"Herbert Adams (novelist) Herbert Adams (1874–1958) was an English writer of fifty 'cosy' mystery novels, mostly featuring the detective Roger Bennion, which were often set in or around golfing competitions. He also wrote short stories, humorous verse and two other mystery novels under the pseudonym Jonathan Gray. Herbert Adams is the creator of: 1. 'Jimmie Haswell', a lawyer in London. 2. 'Roger Bennion', a golfer and amateur sleuth. Adams also wrote under the pseudonym 'Jonathan Gray'. 'Jimmie Haswell' Novels: 1) The Secret of Bogey House 1924 2) The Crooked Lip 1926 3) The Queen's Gate Mystery 1927 4) The Empty"
"The Pleasure Garden (film) The Pleasure Garden is a 1925 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his directorial debut. Based on a novel by Oliver Sandys, the film is about two chorus girls at the Pleasure Garden Theatre in London and their troubled relationships. Jill, a young dancer, arrives in London with a letter of introduction to Mr. Hamilton, proprietor of the Pleasure Garden Theatre. The letter and all her money are stolen from her handbag as she waits to see him. Patsy, a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden, sees her difficulty and offers to take her"
"The Cottingley Secret The Cottingley Secret is a 2017 fantasy novel written by British novelist Hazel Gaynor, in which she retells the story behind the Cottingley fairies from 1917. This novel intermingles the real events that occurred in 1917 with a fictional story set in 2017. The Cottingley Fairies were made famous through a series of photographs taken from 1917 to 1921 by two young girls of nine and sixteen years old—Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright—in Cottingley, England. The story became renowned worldwide mainly because of the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who took particular interest on the fairy"
"other published works include: The Forgotten Garden The Forgotten Garden is a 2008 novel written by Australian author Kate Morton, driven by the mystery of why a 4-year-old child is found abandoned on an Australian wharf in 1913. While paying homage to Frances Hodgson Burnett, ""The Secret Garden"" and the Gothic novel, Morton's second work explores living with and overcoming loss - of trust, of identity, or of loved ones - and was inspired by Morton's own family history. At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old"
"Series"", A. A. Milne, ""Winnie-the-Pooh"", and P. L. Travers' ""Mary Poppins"". Prolific children's author Enid Blyton chronicled the adventures of a group of young children and their dog in ""The Famous Five"". T. H. White wrote the Arthurian fantasy ""The Once and Future King"", the first part being ""The Sword in the Stone"" (1938). Mary Norton wrote ""The Borrowers"", featuring tiny people who borrow from humans. Inspiration for Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel ""The Secret Garden"". In Kent. Hugh Lofting created the character Doctor Dolittle who appears in a series of twelve books, while Dodie Smith's ""The Hundred and One Dalmatians"""
"Kew Gardens (short story) ""Kew Gardens"" is a short story by the English author Virginia Woolf. It was first published privately in 1919, then more widely in 1921 in the collection ""Monday or Tuesday"", and subsequently in the posthumous collection ""A Haunted House"" (1944). Originally accompanying illustrations by Vanessa Bell, its visual organisation has been described as analogous to a post-impressionist painting. Set in the eponymous botanic garden in London on a hot July day, the narrative gives brief glimpses of four groups of people as they pass by a flowerbed. The story begins with a description of the oval-shaped"
"children's literature, for ""Charlotte's Web"", along with his first children's book, ""Stuart Little"", published in 1945. Seth Lerer, in his book ""Children’s Literature"", finds that Charlotte represents female authorship and creativity, and compares her to other female characters in children’s literature such as Jo March in ""Little Women"" and Mary Lennox in ""The Secret Garden"". Nancy Larrick brings to attention the ""startling note of realism"" in the opening line, ""Where's Papa going with that Ax?"" Illustrator Henry Cole expressed his deep childhood appreciation of the characters and story, and calls Garth Williams' illustrations full of “sensitivity, warmth, humor, and intelligence.”"
"in the book became popular, with velvet Fauntleroy suits being sold; other Fauntleroy merchandise included velvet collars, playing cards, and chocolates. Sentimental fiction was then the norm, and ""rags to riches"" stories were popular in the United States; in time, however, ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" lost the popularity that ""The Secret Garden"" has retained. Several of Burnett's novels for adults were also very popular in their day, according to the ""Publishers Weekly"" list of bestselling novels in the United States. ""A Lady of Quality"" was second in 1896, ""The Shuttle"" was fourth in 1907 and fifth in 1908, ""T. Tembarom"" was"
"Clandestine (novel) Clandestine is a 1982 crime novel by American author James Ellroy. Set in 1951, the protagonist is ambitious LAPD Officer Fred Underhill. Ellroy dedicated ""Clandestine"", ""to Penny Nagler"". Underhill is a young cop on the rise working out of the Wilshire station. He covers the beat with his partner Herbert Lawton ""Wacky"" Walker, a World War II veteran with a Medal of Honor, a drinking problem, and an obsession with death. Underhill and Walker discover the mutilated and strangled corpse of a young secretary. The trail leads to other murders, new and old, and a beautiful crippled district"
"F. Scott Fitzgerald bibliography Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the ""Lost Generation"" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: ""This Side of Paradise"", ""The Beautiful and Damned"", ""The Great Gatsby"" (his most famous), and ""Tender Is the Night"". A fifth, unfinished novel, ""The Last Tycoon"", was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories"
"Frances Little Frances Little (November 22, 1863 – January 6, 1941) was the pseudonym of American author Fannie Caldwell. Caldwell and her husband, businessman J.D. Macaulay, made their home on Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Her debut book ""The Lady of the Decoration"" was published in New York City in 1906 and would be her most successful work. The ""Lady"" rode the wave of American interest and support for Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, and supports the Japanese cause throughout. Set between 1901 and 1905, it is written in the form of letters home to a female friend or sister;"
"lady in 1884. Between the years of 1884 and 1886, she performed in a variety of modern and Shakespearean plays. She performed with the best-known 19th century actors including: Tommaso Salvini, Lawrence Barrett, Joseph Jefferson, and William J. Florence. She is best remembered for her roles in ""Shenandoah"" (by Bronson Howard) and ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"" (by Frances Eliza Burnett). From 1885 to 1916, Allen starred in over two dozen Broadway productions, creating characters in many original plays. She played classical Shakesperean and comedy roles with Salvini, Lawrence Jarrett, Joseph Jefferson and V. J. Florence. In 1898, she created the character"
"of fairies drawn by them. The Cottingley Secret The Cottingley Secret is a 2017 fantasy novel written by British novelist Hazel Gaynor, in which she retells the story behind the Cottingley fairies from 1917. This novel intermingles the real events that occurred in 1917 with a fictional story set in 2017. The Cottingley Fairies were made famous through a series of photographs taken from 1917 to 1921 by two young girls of nine and sixteen years old—Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright—in Cottingley, England. The story became renowned worldwide mainly because of the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who took"
"among the first generation of the Nicoll family on Long Island, was a wood frame home built in the 1670s, and one of the first homesteads in this area of Cow Neck, the original name of the Manhasset/Port Washington Peninsula. The manor itself was torn down in 1998 and replaced with another estate. Author Frances H. Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, built her home, Fairseat, in Plandome Park in 1908, and lived there until her death in 1924. Her son, Vivian, and his wife Constance, had built a home nearby on Bayview Road after their marriage. Frances Burnett's nephew,"